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more immediate

ADJECTIVE

instantaneous; without delay

Synonyms

STRONGEST

actual prompt urgent

WEAK

at once at present time at this moment critical current existing extant first hair-trigger instant live next now on hand paramount present pressing up-to-date

Antonyms

WEAK

away distant eventually far later never

ADJECTIVE

near, next

Synonyms

STRONGEST

direct recent

WEAK

adjacent close contiguous firsthand near-at-hand nearby nearest nigh primary proximal proximate

Antonyms

WEAK

away distant eventually far later never

Example Sentences

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But those numbers capture only a fraction of deaths, which often are classified only by other, more immediate causes, such as bleeding in the brain.

From Salon • May 7, 2026

Tamil Nadu does not merely admire its film stars - it invests in them, often seeing in them a more immediate and personal form of justice.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

The more immediate question is whether Warsh can survive his first months in office without the tirades and confrontation Powell endured for years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

The other, more immediate problem is that investors have decided that software companies will be victimized by artificial intelligence.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

A more immediate escape offered itself that very noontime.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare